Pioneering Funk helping North East athletics ‘move into the 21st century’

NEISD’s Karen Funk watches a Judson-Steele football scrimmage alongside players Friday Aug. 21, 2015, at Comalander Stadium. Funk became the first female high school executive athletic director in San Antonio history in December 2014 after being approved by the North East ISD board of trustees, replacing longtime AD Jerry Comalander, who retired after holding the position since 1988.

NEISD’s Karen Funk watches a Judson-Steele football scrimmage...

Karen Funk credits her historic promotion to the top spot in the North East Independent School District athletic office with rejuvenating her professional life.

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